The Spirit of '68
Author | : Gerd-Rainer Horn |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2007-02-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0199276668 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780199276660 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Spirit of '68 written by Gerd-Rainer Horn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Germany to Vietnam, from Italy to the United States, 1968 witnessed a highly unusual sequence of popular rebellions. Millions of individuals took matters into their own hands to counter imperialism, capitalism, and autocracy - indeed any kind of hierarchical thinking. Gerd-Rainer Horn offers a fascinating re-assessment of these turbulent times, arguing that 1968 cannot be seen in isolation: that it must be viewed in the context of a much larger period of experimentation and revolt. He sheds valuable new light both on social movements and on their individual participants, and he offers a fresh understanding of the fundamental changes they wrought on either side of the Atlantic.